The last Chiyou

Chapter 3 Yuhuan

After sending Mr. Lu Xiaolang away, Wang Xiping asked Liu Fengji thoughtfully, "Ziyu, what do you think?"

Liu Fengji smiled and said: "It's not unreasonable for the Lu family to prosper for a hundred years. Even at a young age, Lu Shaolian has some tricks."

Wang Xiping scolded with a smile: "You vixen, what do you see?"

Liu Fengji asked him back: "Lu Shaolian just said a lot of information, what did Xiping see?"

Wang Xiping smiled and said: "Mr. Xiao Lang just mentioned the concubine Xian's marriage and explained why he left the capital, but this is a secret matter of the Tian family. He said this to new acquaintances like you and me to show that he has nothing to do. Wuxin has a straightforward personality, secondly, he shows a slight intention to win over, and thirdly, he reminds us that if we delve deeper, it will hinder the seat owner."

Liu Fengji nodded with a smile and said, "That's right. We are from the same department, we both came from the sect of the master, and we are even more loyal to Jinlan with the Gu family. That's why Lu Shaolian acted like this. But what I'm more interested in is that there are obviously 28 empty boxes littered at the scene of the theft, but Mr. Lu Xiaolang's lost and found list only wrote 27, the one he kept hidden, What is it?"

Wang Xiping was startled: "28? I looked carefully at the scene, and there are indeed only 27 empty boxes."

Liu Fengji smiled and said: "There are two flowing cups, although one is large and one is small, they are obviously mother and child cups according to the color and style, but they are stored in two boxes respectively. Therefore, the lost thing must still be the same. Mr. Lu Xiaolang would rather find it. If you don’t come back, you can’t tell others.”

what will it be

It is something that can make Mr. Lu Xiaolang cover up even if he betrays the secrets of the Tian family.

Although Liu and Wang are far away in Jiangzhou, they are really psychic because they are officials as censors, so the movement in the capital is still clear. A few months ago, the sage was ill. Wang Siji, it didn't take long for the news that King Wei got a wishful hand from the saint in the palace, and then it came out that King Wei's biological mother, who is the favored concubine in the palace, wanted to discuss marriage with the Lu family, who was it? At first, it was not clear, but now I know that it is the ten-year-old Princess Yidu and Lu Shaolian, the young man of the Lu family. The marriage has not yet been conceived, and the king of Guangling has married the second wife of the Lu family as his concubine. Soon after, Lu Shaolian left Chang'an day and night.

These actions are too big, and they don't avoid the saint's eyes and ears at all. It is conceivable that the saint's illness this time must be dangerous.Before the sick bed, it was the king of Wei, not the crown prince, who was guarding the throne. Then if one day the sage becomes famous, will it be possible that the crown prince will no longer be the one who ascends the throne?

Ordinarily speaking, it is a matter of course for the prince to ascend the throne. The problem is that the prince's ability and physical strength are not very up to date. The one who gave him extra points was nothing more than a good grandson like the king of Guangling County, but this good grandson was still the second.

To say that the sage has been extremely benevolent to the prince, and entrusted Gu Haiyan, a generation of famous scholars, to the prince as his grand teacher. Gu everyone tried their best to assist the prince, search for capable people and strangers everywhere, and gather under the prince's command to advise him. It can make the saint see more of the excellence of this son, but unfortunately the prince's weak body and poor memory prevent him from fully presenting everyone's hard work in front of the king, so he can only watch the king of Wei show his talents day by day. The sage sighed frequently: "The King of Wei likes me the most."

As for Princess Yidu, she is the only sister of King Wei, and the Lu family is still neutral in the court. The concubine concubine made the decision to favor Princess Yidu, so the Lu family had no choice but to board the boat of King Wei, and had to assist King Wei to fight for the position of heir.Of course, this is not allowed by the self-proclaimed orthodox Lu family. If they had to choose, they would only choose the prince, the eldest son of the direct branch, who was destined by fate.

Even if the prince does not seem to have the ability to govern the world in the future.

Seeing that the second wife of the Lu family finally landed in the Guangling County Mansion, the choice of the Lu family is self-evident.

Now that Mr. Lu's family has resolutely escaped from the capital, it can be seen that the crown prince Wei Wang's dispute over the reserve position has become increasingly clear, and he has not even made a basic cover-up. The question now is, in this troubled time, will Mr. Lu be What important things have been brought out of the capital?

At the end, Wang Xiping still asked this old question. Liu Fengji smiled and said, "Xiping is really powerful, and I only had a few thoughts. You have sorted out all the context in a short time. The battle for the position, said In the end, it is still the holy will. Whoever the sage prefers is the crown prince. Although the prince is not good, he has not made any serious mistakes. It is unreasonable to abolish him rashly. If the king of Wei wants to replace him, he must find some mistakes in the prince .”

Wang Xiping clapped his hands: "That's right! The children of the Lu family have served many positions in the court. Lu Dalang has been promoted to the third rank, and he is also the doctor of the imperial history and the minister of the official department. At this time, the Lu family is both a powerful official and a foreign vassal. It is clear that the fire is cooking oil and the flowers are in full bloom. Therefore, they have always been wise and safe, and dare not get involved with anything in the royal family. Minister, this is the fault of the crown prince. On the contrary, King Wei, Princess Yidu’s marriage was only briefly mentioned, but it didn’t come to fruition, so it’s nothing compared to the crown prince.”

He paused, and then said: "Li Chunsu is always cautious. Since he dares to marry Lu Erniang, he is not afraid that the sage will find out. Then, the sage's eyes and ears are limited, or his body is broken, and he is unable to take care of these. In my opinion, the sage He has been on the throne for many years and has accumulated a lot of prestige, so it is unlikely that his eyes and ears will be deaf now, so I am afraid that the latter are the majority, even though the king of Wei is standing in front of the sick bed, it is difficult to say anything to the delirious people."

He calmed down, thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Sick!"

Liu Fengji smiled and said: "Xiping's eyes are so bright, he must have figured it out, let's hear it?"

"If a delirious person is to wake up, he must be cured. What the king of Wei needs at this time is a wonderful medicine that can relieve the serious illness, but the prince does not need this medicine. As long as the sage continues to be sick like this, the position will be the crown prince sooner or later. Yes. Therefore, it must be this medicine that Mr. Lu Xiaolang brought out." Wang Xiping said firmly.

Liu Fengji smiled: "It may not necessarily be medicine, or a person, and I don't know."

"Human?" Wang Xiping was puzzled.

"Don't forget that King Wei still has a wishful handle in his hand." Liu Fengji smiled and said, "Send a letter to Twelfth Lang and ask him to check. Does King Wei have a close relationship with some Taoist doctor?"

Wang Xiping responded, but couldn't help but asked: "Ten days to solve the case, send the letter to the capital, and it will take more than half a month to go back and forth, so it's too late."

Liu Fengji narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Yes, it's too late, so what?"

Wang Xiping made a cut, and Guan Zi went downstairs.

Facts have proved that it was the two of Liu Wang who left Yushi Lixing's duties behind, and the case was still relatively satisfactorily resolved.In less than ten days, Li Yushi did bring back the stolen gold and silver. Although it had been re-melted, it was full of weight, not much. Really cut him into pieces and committed suicide decisively.

Mr. Xiao Lang expressed his satisfaction with the result, so everyone was happy.

Of course, whether Mr. Xiao Lang is really satisfied is not enough for outsiders to tell.

All of this, in the eyes of Yongjia, who is full of food and drink, has no idea what these mortals are messing around with.Obviously the snitch who sneaked into Mr. Lu Xiaolang's treasury that day was not the one caught, so why did the official want to point the finger at a deer?He didn't understand either. Even though all the gold and silver that was picked up by the snitch and thrown on the ground went into his stomach, he kindly helped and licked all the gems, so that there would be no residue left. Where did you conjure those gold and silver?Of course, what is even more unclear is why he could eat a jade ring out of a silver plate, which almost broke his good teeth. Do mortals like to hide jade rings in silverware?

But this concentric jade ring is very beautiful, so let's borrow flowers to present to Buddha.Yong Jia happily put the jade ring in the jewelry box he carefully selected, and gave it to Shi Lang and Xiu Niang at the wedding together with the things he got from the beauty profiteer.

To be honest, Yongjia also knew that the wedding he planned was a bit messy, but seeing that Shiro was very happy, and Xiuniang was even crying with joy, he thought he liked it, so he felt relieved.

A few months after the wedding, on a morning in early autumn, Shiro didn't wake up, and Xiuniang didn't cry. She went to the suburbs to light a fire and burned Shiro's body to ashes, put it in a jar and carried it on her body, and then married Yongjia. Farewell said: "Young Master, Axiu is going to send Shiro home, and it will be a long road ahead, please take care of yourself, Young Master. When you grow up, come to Jiuli, don't forget to go to Shilang's grave and talk to him."

Yongjia nodded, suddenly didn't know what to say, Kanxiu Niang looked east all the way without looking back, gradually drifting away, only a small package left in his hand, and nothing else.

No Shiro, no Xiuniang, no home.

No matter how lawless he is, no one cares about him anymore, no one will help him prepare warm tea and clean clothes at all times, and no one would rather peel his own Lin Lin than give him a silver bead to eat.

The weather was fine and neither too hot nor too cold. The ginkgo leaves beside the road were inlaid with gorgeous golden edges. The fields on both sides of the road exuded an aroma different from that of gold and stone, which was the smell of a good harvest.

It's a beautiful season.

His aunt, Xie Shiniang, the proudest daughter of the Xie family in Chenjun in the Southern Dynasty, went to Hanshui to play during this season, and then met my father, and was abducted by my father back to Jiuli. During the Yongjia Rebellion, A Niang, who had already eloped with her father, gave up staying with her father, returned to the clan, and lived and died with the Xie family, but for him, A Niang did not go to death with the clan, and she ran away at the last moment. Going into the mountains, he cut open his stomach and gave birth to him. He was named Yongjia and styled Luanting.

As the patriarch of Jiuli, his father, Chi You Boluan, originally lived a long life, and settled in the remote and far east of Jiuli's hometown. Under the town of Jiuli Mountain, Chi Youzhu should also be replaced to protect his son from growing up.

Therefore, he is also a Chiyou.He is the last Chi You in this world besides Father, a monster with red horns and red lins that swallows gold and stones alive.

His lifespan is very long, his ability is great, his stomach is very full now, and there is a way to keep eating full like this, how many people in his hand dream of Chi Youzhu, who can make people live forever, and love him father and mother.

But why is he so sad?

Because my appearance is still a child at this moment, Yongjia said to himself, so I always want to be accompanied by someone, and I won't in the future.

The autumn sky is as blue as washing, and it looks very high and far away. I have to walk alone in this vast world for 600 years before I can find my father.

600 years, really, how long... He silently took out the gold piece in his sleeve and took a bite.

Yongjia, who is so sad, probably never imagined that the jade ring he gave to Xiuniang as a wedding gift and was taken to Jiuli made Lu Shaolian and Mr. Lu Xiaolang go crazy.

When he first got the jade ring, Mr. Lu Xiaolang didn't think it was a difficult job, but he just hid a piece of jade. Everyone in the world knows that Lu Shaolian likes to collect all kinds of gold and silverware, so he just needs to hide this piece of jade in the silverware. , mixed in his various collections, who can find it?But what I never expected was that, with all precautions, I would stumble in Jiangzhou.

At first, it was guessed that the person sent by the King of Wei was responsible, but the person who followed him had obviously died in the ruined temple outside Jiangzhou City, and there was no stolen goods with him. Lu Dalang was on guard along the way, so it was certain that there was no Passing anything out, so it was really a snitch who inadvertently stole the jade ring.This thief only stole gold and silverware, he must be worried that gemstones are easy to identify and not easy to sell, but the gold and silver are melted and everything will be fine. He is so skilled in handling jewelry and has the qualifications to melt gold and silver, [-]% is a jewelry maker.It's just that in the past few days, almost all the silver houses and jewelers' ancestors in Jiangzhou City have been investigated for eight generations, and there is no clue at all. Could it be that this thief jumped out of the stone?

In fact, Mr. Lu Xiaolang guessed one right by accident. Although Yongjia didn't jump out of a rock, he was about the same.

However, insisting that Yongjia is a thief really wronged him a bit. He was just lured to the roof of Mr. Lu Xiaolang's vault by the strong fragrance that day, and he didn't move on to eat a big meal. The snitch in night clothes tried to break in through the window. He saw that the night clothes of the snitch were all torn. He thought it was a poor person, and of course it was a good thing to steal from the rich and give to the poor, so he kindly helped the thief.

It's a pity that the snitch is really useless, I just saw him running out, hiding in the ruined temple and trying his best to pry gems from the gold and silverware, so I wanted to discuss with him and give the broken gold and silver to myself , Who would have thought that just after asking a question on the beam, he actually committed suicide by taking poison just like that.

Since robbing the rich and helping the poor can’t be done, then it’s fine to return the lost property, but for doing good deeds, you always have to collect some rewards, so he laughed at the gold and silver, and licked the gems clean before sending them back to Mr. Lu Xiaolang’s treasury inside.

Who knew that his lick would forcefully lead Mr. Lu into the dead end of solving the case.This can't be blamed on Xiao Langjun's incompetence, it's because the opponent is not human.

Yuzu's young man, Feige, sent a letter to complain to his elder brother. Lu Dalang thought about it very much, and comforted him and said, it's okay, it doesn't matter if this jade ring is stolen or broken, as long as it doesn't return to King Wei's hand for a while, it will be fine. good.

As long as he can't return to the hands of King Wei, he will be replaced by King Wei if he is in a hurry.

Seeing that the saint's condition is getting worse day by day, the imperial doctors are helpless, the prime minister and the ministers are already making preparations for the former emperor Bintian and the new emperor to ascend the throne, he managed to persuade a young imperial prince who was thinking about his old lover in the palace Doctor, promised that after the matter is completed, based on wishful thinking, false the will of the late emperor, and let the pair of little mandarin ducks fly away, the imperial doctor was willing to help him add a medicine of tiger and wolf to the medicine jar, so that the saint could wake up for a while, and replaced the prince. If he died again, who would have known that Yuhuan, who was hiding the secret medicine, would be stolen by the Lu family and brought out of the palace.

If the medicine falls into the hands of the crown prince, it will cause endless disasters, so the king of Wei must get another dose of medicine in a short time, or simply force the palace to kill the crown prince and force the sage to make him the crown prince.

But at this time, the Twelfth Lang of the Gu family, who was reminded by Liu Fengji, searched all the way and caught the Taoist priest who provided the secret medicine to King Wei. King Wei knew that the Lu family had already made full preparations, but he had no choice. .

All of a sudden, the court and the harem were full of turmoil. First, the king of Wei mutinied, followed by the sages. That night, the prince had a sudden stroke. Gu Haiyan led the officials of the East Palace to fight against the king of Wei, and then climbed up with the paralyzed prince. Dabao.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, the first thing to do was to give the late emperor a funeral, posthumous posthumous title of Dezong, and buried him in the Chongling Mausoleum, so that the late emperor could rest in peace. The third thing is to announce that there are too many eunuchs and maids in the palace, and more than [-] people have been cut in one go.

Therefore, it is really not a good thing to be a prince for too long, and it will turn a filial son into a rebellious son.

However, from the point of view of the people, these measures are of course good. The first one is that the former emperor’s funeral and the new emperor’s ascension to the throne is the general trend of the people; The world is in dire straits, so it is safest to kill them naturally; third, since the Anshi Rebellion, the monarch no longer trusts the courtiers, but trusts the eunuchs who work with him day and night, so that the eunuchs can intervene in politics and their power is growing day by day.But the eunuchs are basically ignorant, they only know how to amass money and make the government even more corrupt.Everyone Gu has long wanted to suppress the arrogance of these eunuchs, but there is no way.Now that the power is in hand, it is natural to rectify and rectify.Although such a move was obviously slapping the late emperor in the face, he couldn't care less.

It's just that Yongjia didn't care about all of this, he didn't know from the beginning to the end, the theft he directed that night made Wei Wang's success fall short, let alone that it was this incident that made Liu Fengji walk into the crown prince's life Line of sight, in the future, this extremely personable young master Wei Jinjia will also affect the lives of many people.

Including him, Xie Yongjia, Xie Luanting.

The author has something to say: (Seat Master, the title of Jinshi in the Tang Dynasty to the chief examiner of the imperial examination)

(Since Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, eunuchs often used the name of purchasing items for the palace, and publicly robbed them in the name of buying things in the market, which was called the palace market. Bai Juyi's poem "The Charcoal Seller" was an indictment of the palace market. As early as Shunzong When he was the prince, he wanted to suggest to Dezong that the palace market should be abolished. At that time, Wang Shuwen was afraid that Dezong would suspect the prince of buying people's hearts and endanger the prince's status, so he dissuaded Shunzong. During the reign of Yongzhen, the palace market system was abolished. The eunuchs of small envoys such as Diaofang, Falcon, Harrier, Yingfang, and Goufang often blackmailed the people in the name of catching tribute and serving birds. In the Yongzhen Reform, the Wufang Envoy was also abolished. These two malpractices have been abolished, so people are very happy.)